Counterfeiters use the threads in the paper.
That's what I was thinking. But perhaps not.
I found out that she was a compulsive liar and a thief, so it worked out in the end I guess. I've been married (to someone else of course) for 33...
I had an 1878 nickel 3-cent piece that had been given to me by my grandmother. I have no idea where she got it because she didn't come to this...
I also have the (2018) Vienna Philharmonic. I see you had as much trouble getting it into a 2X2 as I did because it's so thick. That and my 2020...
How about ones that you regret that you sold? I have a little story about one like that.
Yes, solder does dissolve copper, but the dissolution occurs INTO the solder and it is necessary to form a proper joint.
True. In Latin it means a guard or investigator.
In Ancient Greece, the word "σπεκουλατορ" ("speculator", a word borrowed from Latin) meant EXECUTIONER. Bitcoin is based on thin air, just like...
Great advice. Collect what you like and what interests you. Like I did with stamps, maybe consider the country or countries your ancestors came...
I'd love to have one of those!!!
It depends. Solder used for brazing has a much, much higher melting point than that used, for, say, electrical work. The type I use in my...
I used to have one of those! My dad was a Scoutmaster. That's a Wolf clasp.
Actually the opposite is true. "Pure silver resists tarnish. However, one almost never encounters pure silver. It is far too soft for use in...
The more I look at it, the more I think that's solder. I do see excess metal in a few areas, like the rim at 9:00 on the obverse, and on and...
Even so, you have to get the nickel hot enough to accept the solder. What do you think is used in the electronics industry on connectors, circuit...
Then there's this one...notice the 4 in the date is almost totally obliterated Copper 1943 D Wheat Penny Exceptionally Rare Coin Guaranteed | Etsy
Then there's this one from the same dealer. Super Rare Flying Eagle Penny On Wheat Penny Die Clash Full | Etsy
I have to disagree somewhat. I used to be a small-time stamp dealer. Mostly high volume, low end stuff. Most of the time I didn't care what the...
Some are less than 2,500,000
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